Global Supply Chain News: Cargo Theft is Back on the Rise
in Europe, Freightwatch Says

April 16, 2014

Cargo theft worldwide remains a very serious issue. One piece of good news of late had beeb that theft levels in Europe had been declining in the recent years.

But that changed in 2013, according to a new report from Freightwatch, a provider of cargo security services that monitors events worldwide.

Thefts in Europe were up more than 60% last year, the comany says, and much of that due to the activities of organized cargo theft gangs. In some areas of Europe, violent hijackins are still common, something rarely seen in the US.

As part of our weekly video news program from our Supply Chain Television Channel and CSCMP, SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore discussed these trends, and what shippers can do about it, with Freightwatch executive Ron Greene.